The Broncos are not the only team in London navigating trade rumors. At 2-5, the Jaguars are in that boat. And their top pass rusher is generating interest.
Teams are eyeing Josh Allen as a trade piece, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com tweets. It is uncertain if the Jaguars are willing to move on from Allen, but the team is now two regimes removed from the edge rusher’s arrival.
Since going seventh overall in 2019, Allen has become one of the league’s better pass rushers. The Kentucky alum has not matched his rookie-year sack production (10.5); that season produced his only Pro Bowl nod. But Allen has been Jacksonville’s top edge presence during this span. Allen is off to a hot start this season, tallying 11 quarterback hits to go with three sacks and two forced fumbles. Pro Football Focus slots him just inside the top 15 among edge defenders.
Although the Jaguars picked up Allen’s fifth-year option ($10.89MM), no known extension talks have taken place. Then again, teams commonly exercise the option and wait until ex-first-rounders’ contract years before entering serious negotiations. Allen, 25, being signed through 2023 gives Jacksonville some options as it attempts another rebuild.
The Jags drafted Allen during Tom Coughlin‘s stint alongside Dave Caldwell. They moved on from Coughlin later in 2019 and canned Caldwell a year later, pivoting to Urban Meyer. Doug Pederson and Trent Baalke, who worked with Meyer but operated beneath the brief Jags czar in terms of personnel power, are now running the show. That duo chose Georgia edge Travon Walker No. 1 overall.
With 2020 first-round pick K’Lavon Chaisson not catching on as a reliable starter, however, Allen is a bit more valuable. Unloading him would create a clear need at a premium position, so it would likely take a splashy return to convince the Jags to move on. An Allen extension would pair well with Walker’s rookie contract. The Jags have Walker signed through 2025, and they could play his rookie deal similarly to Allen’s, waiting until Year 5 for extension talks — if Walker turns out to be a player the franchise wants to extend.
The Jags’ London opponent is navigating a similar situation, with former Broncos first-round pick Jerry Jeudy drawing interest despite being under contract beyond this season. This matchup of 2-5 teams might not carry too much weight for AFC playoff standing, but it may end up having a major impact on this year’s trade deadline.
Bills fans having a heart attack right now with the wrong Josh Allen URL.
“We have Josh Allen at home”
*Josh Allen at home*
Just keep him.
With Baalke’s track record in the draft, I’d be more inclined to take that option. Another GM might give me a little more confidence with a pick.
But with homegrown young players who are starters, teams really need to consider the return that they’ll get. Often, teams trade guys just to trade them, because it’s “smart”. Well, if you’re getting a Day Three pick for a young starter that you drafted, you’re really betting on your ability as a GM and heavy luck in the draft. Getting a return for a player that you won’t extend is of course one story, and usually a good reason for a trade, but shipping someone out just to watch him excel and you’re stuck with a sixth round depth selection, it does sting.
The Jags are trying to build a contender… they are not going to trade a foundational piece
Jags say they are trying to build a contender. Shad is the fastest owner to 100 losses. He’s in the game for W’s at the bank, not on the field.
If Khan is in the NFL for the money he picked the wrong game, it’s heinously expensive to fund an NFL team
Shad bought them in 2011 for $760m. in 2022, they’re valued at $2.8B. That’s over a $2b in value in a decade. That’s a poor business decision?
Inflation I suppose for 2 billion dollars worth now. Record profit years. Love corporates!
Walker and Allen are a tandem they could have for a decade. I don’t think you gamble that away. Chaisson isn’t what he was supposed to be, like most of that LSU defense that got drafted, and it makes Allen staying an easy decision.
Unless someone, and I mean a bad team, offers you 2 firsts, you hold onto him.
ya i wouldn’t understand the decision.
like the article suggests, they have Chaisson who has considerable upside despite on field results thus far
Trade him to the Bills, can’t hurt to have 2 Josh Allen’s
Josh Allen would like that. Josh Allen owned Josh Allen when they played last year.
The Colts should trade for every player the Jags shop. Maybe then they’ll be able to win a game in Jacksonville.
IF they trade him, either sell the team or move them to his darling London because it makes zero sense to move him. We’ve been sitting with top draft picks for a decade now and we don’t hit on many. So why move one that has worked out? The fanbase cannot handle another tear down, how many good players are leaving this organization yearly? Nobody has anything good to say about them when they leave too. Its a joke at this point. He is by far the worst owner in the four major sports.